Jason Hedlesky

American racing driver
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NASCAR driver
Jason Hedlesky
Born (1974-02-20) February 20, 1974 (age 50)
Clinton, Michigan
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish87th (2002)
First race2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Lowe's)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish95th (2002)
First race2002 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Jason Hedlesky (born February 20, 1974) is an American former race car driver. He is now a spotter for Matt Crafton in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

Career

Hedlesky has competed in select ARCA Re/Max races from 2000 to 2007, with the exception of 2004. Hedlesky's previous ARCA starts came behind the wheel of cars fielded by legendary team owner, Junie Donlavey.

Hedlesky was the General Manager of Donlavey Racing in the Winston Cup Series from 1998 to 2004, the year Donlavey decided to retire from active competition. At the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, he was the last person to qualify Donlavey's legendary #90 Lucas Oil Ford, starting 41st and finishing 43rd after 31 laps for his only Cup start.

Hedlesky's last competitive race was in 2007 in the ARCA Series.

After his driving career, Hedlesky became a spotter in NASCAR, first working with Carl Edwards' No. 99 team for Roush Fenway Racing. He initially started spotting part time while continuing to race in ARCA, when the two series' schedules did not conflict with each other. Eventually, he also started spotting for Matt Crafton's No. 88 team for ThorSport Racing in the Truck Series. In 2015, when Edwards left Roush for the new 4th Joe Gibbs Racing car, the No. 19, Hedlesky moved over with him.[1]

In 2017, Hedlesky became the spotter for Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth. He was swapped with Kenseth's previous spotter Chris Osborne after the surprise retirement of Edwards and the promotion of Daniel Suarez to the 19 car in the Monster Energy Cup Series. The duo of Osborne and Suarez had previously worked together in the Xfinity Series, winning the 2016 championship.

Hedlesky lost his job with JGR after Erik Jones and his spotter Rick Carelli moved over together from Furniture Row Racing to the No. 20 car for Gibbs, replacing Kenseth and Hedlesky. However, he continues to spot in the Truck Series for Crafton and ThorSport Racing. He also later started spotting for DGR-Crosley when the team was formed in 2018.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NWCC Pts Ref
2002 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT
43 		MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 87th 34 [2]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2003 Stanton Barrett Motorsports 91 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL
DNQ 		RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
DNQ 		CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT NA - [3]
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy MEM
DNQ 		ATL PHO CAR HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2002 Ware Racing Enterprises 5 Chevy DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH
31 		IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 95th 70 [4]
2003 51 DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM
DNQ 		NA - [5]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ARMC Pts Ref
2000 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY SLM AND CLT
38 		KIL FRS MCH
14 		POC TOL KEN BLN POC
25 		WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
39 		TAL ATL
15 		54th 495 [6]
2001 DAY NSH
DNQ 		WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT
29 		KAN MCH
25 		POC
Wth 		MEM GLN KEN MCH POC
33 		NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT
13 		TAL ATL
31 		67th 520 [7]
2002 DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT
15 		KAN POC MCH
17 		TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT 92nd 300 [8]
2003 DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT
DNQ 		BLN KAN MCH
15 		LER POC POC NSH
37 		ISF WIN
24 		DSF CHI SLM TAL
13 		CLT SBO 61st 505 [9]
2005 Hardcore Motorsports 08 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM
QL† 		150th 100 [10]
Dodge TAL
26
2006 DAY
11 		NSH
33 		MCH
28 		KAN
14 		TAL
12 		8th 4290 [11]
Chevy SLM
22 		WIN
17 		KEN
24 		TOL
31 		POC
19 		BLN
22 		ISF
20 		TOL
15 		DSF
15 		SLM
13
Ford KEN
28 		POC
13 		GTW
16 		NSH
8 		MCH
21 		MIL
25 		CHI
20 		IOW
23
2007 Dodge DAY
27 		18th 3010 [12]
Ford USA
29 		NSH
15 		SLM
35 		KAN
20 		WIN
9 		KEN
19 		TOL
25 		IOW
10 		POC
11 		MCH
18 		BLN
21 		KEN
11
Frank Kimmel Racing 44 Ford POC
DNQ
Carter 2 Motorsports 48 Dodge NSH
29 		ISF MIL
Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford GTW
28 		DSF CHI
14 		SLM
Yates Racing 7 Ford TAL
14 		TOL
† - Qualified but replaced by Stan Boyd

References

  1. ^ "Life in the Fast Lane: From the Driver's Seat to the Spotter's Stands with Jason Hedlesky". Mattei Air Compressors. ThomasNet RPM. May 8, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "Jason Hedlesky – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

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